Dave Gibbons
Managing Editor: Ty Matlock
Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons. Photograph: Felix Clay
Dave Gibbons is a British artist, writer, and letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with Alan Moore, with whom he created the Watchmen graphic novel.
The following resources should help paint a better picture of Dave Gibbons' approach to art, his feelings on the Watchmen, other projects he's been a part of, and projects he plans to work on in the future.
The following resources should help paint a better picture of Dave Gibbons' approach to art, his feelings on the Watchmen, other projects he's been a part of, and projects he plans to work on in the future.
Gill
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons on WATCHMEN. Interview by Rick
Green (2009). Google Video retrieved
from
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4818608956581207454#>.
In this interview Moore and Gibbons talk about the inspiration behind the creation
of Watchmen as well as the evolution of the characters and the story. Discussed
also are the technical and stylistic things involved in the process, including
why they decided to use the 9 panel grid. They talk frankly about the use of
symbols to evoke emotions as well as the subliminal effect of repeated shapes
and symbols.
This video is 30 minutes long and well worth the investment of time as it provides
background and further insights that help to deepen ones appreciation and
understanding of Watchmen.Should be
required viewing for comics newbies who are trying to understand
Watchmen.
Hopkins
Szabo, Erika. “An
Analysis of Watchmen: Symmetry and the Tragic Flaw.” DestroyThe
Cyb.org. Web. 10 June 2011.
Szabo explains Moore and Gibbons’ use of symmetry in Watchmen and how this
symmetry suggests a pattern and a meaning in the graphic novel. She gives many
examples of symmetry and reflections throughout the book. She suggests looking
at other recommended blogs and articles that give more insight into
Watchmen as well.
This resource would help a reader because the article explains panel set up and small details
that first time, probably even second or third time, readers wouldn’t catch. She
gives many specific examples of symmetry and goes into in-depth analysis of how
this contributes or can take away from the graphic novel and unlocks key
information in how to read this book.
Matlock
http://davegibbonsfansite.com/cms/front_content.php
Dave Gibbons Fansite
This Dave Gibbons fan site seems to be a fairly well-organized and oft-updated resource for information about Dave Gibbons as well as updates on what he is up to in comics, art, writing, and video games. This website has
galleries of pictures that would be great representatives of his work as well as information about his personal life and inspiration as an artist.
Matlock
http://www.denofgeek.com/comics/59800/interview_dave_gibbons_talks_watchmen_and_more.html
In this casual interview, Dave Gibbons explains his views on the Watchmen feature film, his opinions on Alan Moore’s exclusion from the credits, his impact on comic books as a whole, his thoughts on Marvel Comics, his work on
video games, and his future as an author and artist.
